Affinity™, Sensio's magnetic track lighting system, has taken home its second major award of 2026. Voted for by the installers who use it every day, we are delighted to announce that Affinity™ has won the Installer-Friendly Product of the Year award at the BIFIS Awards. Hosted by the British Institute of Fitted Interiors Specialists, this follows Affinity's™ People's Choice win at the KBB Innovation Awards earlier this year, making 2026 a landmark year for the product and the team behind it.
What Is the BIFIS Installer-Friendly Product of the Year Award?
The BIFIS Awards celebrate excellence across the fitted interiors installation sector. The Installer-Friendly Product of the Year category is voted for by installers working within the fitted interiors industry, making it one of the most credible and meaningful endorsements a product in this space can receive. To win it is to have the people who fit your products every day tell the industry that it genuinely makes their job easier. For a product designed specifically with the installer in mind, that recognition is an incredible achievement.
What Makes Affinity™ Installer-Friendly?
Affinity™ was developed in-house by Sensio's UK product team with a single goal: to cut installation time without compromising on the quality of the finished result.
The system works by allowing the track to be fixed in place first, then fully customised afterwards. Cut the Affinity™ strip to any length, fix it using the supplied VHB tape and connect a single power source. From there, LEDs, controls and accessories click into place magnetically, removing the need for routing, chasing or managing multiple power sources.
The result is a cleaner install, a faster turnaround and a fully customisable lighting solution that can be tailored to each client's brief on the day.
Available Affinity™ components include:
- Affinity™ Magnetic Track
- TrioTone spotlights: Maxwell, Newton, Lorentz
- LED strips: Faraday X (requires the Flexible Strip Connector)
- Connectors: Corner, Joining, T-Junction, Driver Connection Lead, Modus™ Plug-In Driver
- Accessories: IR Sensor, USB/USB-C Charging Port, Track Cover
To simplify installation further, Sensio has also introduced the Modus™ Plug-In 30W Driver. This is a retrofit solution that plugs directly into a standard UK electrical socket, making it ideal for DIY-friendly setups where a hardwired driver is not practical.
What the Award Means to Sensio
"At Sensio, everything we do is driven by one simple mission: making lighting simple for our customers. This award recognises the talent, contribution and achievement we have had within the fitted interiors installation sector, and we are incredibly proud to receive it from the people who use our products every day."
Jenniefer Robert-Holt, Marketing Lead, Sensio
Being recognised by the installer community is a particularly meaningful milestone. Affinity™ was built for them, and knowing it is delivering on that promise in the real world is exactly the kind of validation the team set out to earn.
A Year of Recognition for Affinity™
The BIFIS win is Affinity's™ second award of 2026, following the People's Choice Award at the KBB Innovation Awards, a public vote that reflected strong support from the wider KBB community. Together, these two awards highlight Affinity's™ appeal across both the trade installer and consumer-facing sides of the market, a combination that very few products manage to achieve in the same year.
A huge thank you to BIFIS for hosting the awards, and to our partners, customers and the wider industry for their continued support throughout the year.
